Gildas Omont
Financial Markets: Risk Aversion Resurfaces This week, markets experienced a sharp pullback, especially in tech and cryptocurrencies, as risk aversion intensified. High valuations in tech stocks, uncertainty over the Fed’s policy, and the lack of US economic data (due to the government shutdown) fueled volatility. Despite generally strong corporate earnings, investors remain cautious, particularly as AI investments have yet to translate into concrete productivity or profit gains. The $SPX500 , after a nearly uninterrupted rise since April, is testing a key support level around 6,700 points. Bond yields and the dollar are struggling to break through their respective resistance levels. $BTC fell back below $100,000 (-10%), $ETH dropped 17%, and Solana lost 20%. The crypto market shed nearly $400 billion, highlighting its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions and its correlation with the Nasdaq. Watchlist: Earnings from Chinese giants ( $BABA (Alibaba-ADR) , $0700.HK (Tencent) ) and US tech (CoreWeave, Applied Materials), along with European indicators (ZEW, UK GDP). US October inflation data remains delayed.
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